What are disposable emails?
Disposable email addresses (DEAs), also known as throwaway emails or temporary emails, are email addresses that are used for a short period of time and then discarded. They are commonly used to:
- Sign up for services without revealing your real email
- Avoid spam and marketing emails
- Test email functionality during development
- Maintain privacy when registering for websites
API
You can access the full database through our JSON API. Use it to validate email addresses or block signups from disposable domains.
curl https://disposables.app/api.json
The API returns an array of all disposable email domains with their metadata including status, features, and pricing information.
Use Cases
- Block fake signups: Validate email addresses during registration to prevent users from signing up with disposable emails
- Email validation: Check if an email domain is known to be disposable before sending important communications
- Research: Find temporary email services for testing or privacy purposes
- Security: Identify potentially fraudulent accounts using disposable emails
Contributing
This is an open-source project! If you find a disposable email domain that's not in our database, or if you notice incorrect information, please contribute by submitting a pull request on GitHub.
We especially welcome contributions that add detailed metadata for existing domains, such as:
- Website URLs
- Feature information (API, attachments, etc.)
- Pricing details
- Status updates (active/inactive)